The joint venture Northern Lights, which specializes in CO2 transport has received another newbuild.
The “Northern Pathfinder” is the second of three ships that will operate as part of an international CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) project in Norway.
The two-day naming ceremony in Oslo was attended by the Norwegian Minister of Education and godmother Kari Nessa Nordtun and other government representatives, as well as Northern Lights CEO Tim Heijn and other people involved in the project.
Yukikazu Myochin, Director and CEO of “K” Line, which is responsible for managing the ships, also traveled to Norway for the occasion. The Norwegian royal family was also present.
The Norwegian Ministry of Energy organized the opening event of “Longship”, the first international CCS project to store CO2 in the seabed of the North Sea, on the day of the ceremony and the following day. The Norwegian government is leading the project, to which Northern Lights will also contribute. The joint venture was founded by the energy companies Equinor, Shell and Total Energies.
The “Northern Pathfinder” will be deployed as part of the project and will transport liquefied CO2 from recovery plants in Norway to a station in Øygarden on the western coast.
The ship is managed by “K” Line Energy Shipping UK, a London-based subsidiary of the Japanese shipping company “K” Line.
The ship was delivered from the Dalian shipyard in China in January and is due to enter service this summer together with its sister ship “Northern Pioneer”. “K” Line has set itself the goal of actively participating in a long-term environmental policy and promoting initiatives that drive decarbonization.
Details of the tankers for Northern Lights
- Capacity: 7,500 m³ liquid CO2
- Two cylindrical cargo tanks
- Length: 130 m
- Transport conditions: Maximum 19 bar(g) pressure and minimum -35°C temperature
- 34% lower CO2 footprint than ships using conventional fuel
- LNG dual fuel, wind-assisted rotor sail and air lubrication
